Land Hermit Crab Question?
>>I am going ahead and retyping much of this as it is so short. >Yes I have two hermit crabs and I’ve never seen one molt so my biggest one lost its legs. I thought that it was molting but after three days I smelled something and he smelled bad. Would it be [he] died or is this something that they go through when they molt? If you can, please write me back and let me know. Thanks, Tanya >>Well, Tanya, I’m going to assume that you mean to say you have land hermits. There are two commonly kept species that I know of, the Caribbean and the Ecuadorian. Both require sand deep enough to molt in, as it seems you may know (?). However, it seems the nose knows, if it smells bad my guess is it did indeed die. I will link you to a site where I’ve learned not only what kind of land hermit my oldest son “blessed” us with (which has been buried in the sand for about three weeks, we assume to molt as he stays tight in his shell and doesn’t smell), but how to care for him. The sites are http://www.her
